{"id":55901,"date":"2026-09-23T22:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/broken-the-power-of-the-fragment\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T22:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:15:16","slug":"broken-the-power-of-the-fragment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/en\/broken-the-power-of-the-fragment\/","title":{"rendered":"Broken. The Power of the Fragment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>Roman (Athens) <em>Head a Goddess Statue,<\/em> Acropoli Museum Atene<\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-bis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-bis-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-bis-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-bis-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-bis-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-bis.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong><em>Broken flowers by<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0Beatrice Brandini<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>From September 25, 2026, to January 24, 2027, Palazzo Strozzi presents <b><i>*Broken: The Power of the Fragment*,<\/i><\/b> a magnificent exhibition celebrating the evocative power and allure that the fragment has held throughout the history of sculpture\u2014from archaeology to contemporary art.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-2-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-2-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-2.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>Julius von Bismarck <em>The Elephant in the Room<\/em>, 2023 Studio Julius von Bismarck<\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>Julius von Bismarck <em>The Elephant in the Room<\/em>, 2023 Studio Julius von Bismarck<\/strong><br\/><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><b>Roman art. Right hand of a colossal statue traditionally associated with Constantine. 1st\u20134th century AD.<\/b><\/p>\n\n<p>Organized in collaboration with the <b>National Gallery of Art in Washington, <\/b>the exhibition spans the world and its various eras, featuring over eighty works that address history and politics, where sculptural fragments become symbols.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-2-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-2-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-2.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><b>Adri\u00e1n Villar Rojas, <\/b><b><i>*Untitled*<\/i><\/b><b>, 2019. Courtesy of the artist<\/b><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-2-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-2-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-2.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><b>Figure Crossbeam Head with Hand and Forearm. Roman period. National Roman Museum.<\/b><\/p>\n\n<p>The exhibition features loans from major international institutions, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Louvre Museum in Paris, the British Museum in London, the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, and others.&#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-1.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><b>Stone sculpture: <\/b><b><i>Statue of Rama<\/i><\/b><b> from the Chen Temple at Koh Ker, Cambodia<\/b><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-3-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-3-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-3.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><b>Sarai, Vietnam: <\/b><b><i>Figure Wearing a Mask<\/i><\/b><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n<p>The journey spans diverse eras and geographies: from the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome, all the way to contemporary art.&#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<p>It features works by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Antonio Canova, and Auguste Rodin, as well as Louise Bourgeois and Francesco Vezzoli.&#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-2-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-2-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-2.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><b><i>Male torso k<\/i><\/b><b>nown as t<\/b><b><i>he \u201cLivorno Torso,\u201d <\/i><\/b><b>1st century BC. National Archaeological Museum, Florence<\/b><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-2-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-2-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-2.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><b><i>Colossal Torso of Domitian Dressed as Hercules in Combat,<\/i><\/b><b> 150\u2013170 AD. National Roman Museum<\/b><\/p>\n\n<p>The exhibition explores the reasons behind the destruction or damage of these sculptures, highlighting how crucial these fragments are to understanding the past\u2014capable of telling stories of destruction, transformation, and rebirth.&#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-2-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-2-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-2.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><b>Gandharan,<\/b><b><i> Head of Buddha,<\/i><\/b><b> 300\u2013400 BC. MAO Museum of Oriental Art, Turin<\/b><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><b>Giovanni Pisano, <\/b><b><i>Fragments of the funerary monument of Margaret of Brabant.<\/i><\/b><b> Sant\u2019Agostino Museum, Genoa<\/b><\/p>\n\n<p>The exhibition is organized into thematic sections that explore the fragment as a historical, cultural, and symbolic phenomenon. It begins with a section dedicated to the <b>evocative power of the fragment,<\/b> featuring remains from the funerary monument of Margaret of Brabant and the famous fragment showing the nose and lips of Akhenaten, on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It continues with t<b>hemes of iconoclasm and *damnatio memoriae*<\/b>, followed by sections on <b>war and colonialism<\/b>, <b>natural forces,<\/b> and the <b>relationship between the fragment and reconstruction.<\/b><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><b>Italian artist. Restored head and right arm of the <\/b><b><i>*Sleeping Ariadne*.<\/i><\/b><b> 1540s\u20131580s, Florence, National Archaeological Museum.<\/b><\/p>\n\n<p><b><i>*Broken: The Power of the Fragment*<\/i><\/b> comprises over <b>80 works <\/b>from more than <b>60 lenders<\/b>, spanning <b>4,300 years of history.<\/b> <b>The oldest piece<\/b> is the <b><i>*Torso of a Female Ruler*<\/i><\/b><b> from Assur, Mesopotamia<\/b> (2300\u20132550 BCE). <b>The smallest work<\/b> is an Egyptian sculpture depicting the N<b><i>ose and Lips of Akhenaten<\/i><\/b> (1353\u20131336 BCE). <b>The largest work <\/b>is by Mark Manders: <b><i>*Title Head*<\/i><\/b> (part of *Silent Studio*), 2005\u20132026. The heaviest work is by Adri\u00e1n Villar Rojas\u2014<b><i>*Untitled*<\/i><\/b>\u2014weighing 2,900 kg.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/14-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/14-2-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/14-2-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/14-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/14-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/14-2.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><b>Egyptian art, <\/b><b><i>*Nose and Lips of Akhenaten*<\/i><\/b><b>, Egypt, 1353\u20131336 BCE.<\/b><\/p>\n\n<p>Why discuss the destruction of artworks? Perhaps, today more than ever, this is a topic that is not only relevant but, I believe, highly urgent. For while it is true that artworks\u2014especially sculptures\u2014deteriorate due to the passage of time or natural disasters, it is equally true that they are often destroyed by the ravages of war or\u2014in an appalling turn of events\u2014by &#8220;cancel culture&#8221;: a form of public ostracism, often fueled by &#8220;political correctness,&#8221; that censors art and thought.&#13;\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<p>But what an artist creates should never be altered, nor even censored, as doing so limits their freedom. &#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/15-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/15-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/15-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/15-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/15-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beatricebrandini.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/15-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p><b>A view of the exhibition <\/b><b><i>*Broken: The Power of the Fragment*<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n<p>It is a truly interesting, powerful, and unique exhibition. We are accustomed to reflecting before a work of art\u2014to appreciating its beauty and critiquing it\u2014yet we rarely lament the loss of its original perfection. This exhibition confronts us with our own ingratitude, neglect, and lack of generosity&#8230; Art\u2014and Italy is the country that likely possesses more of it than any other\u2014must be conserved, preserved, protected, understood, and loved. Always!&#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<p>Wishing everyone a wonderful life!<\/p>\n\n<p>Beatrice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roman (Athens) Head a Goddess Statue, Acropoli Museum Atene Broken flowers by\u00a0Beatrice Brandini From September 25, 2026, to January 24, 2027, Palazzo Strozzi presents *Broken: The Power of the Fragment*, a magnificent exhibition celebrating the evocative power and allure that the fragment has held throughout the history of sculpture\u2014from archaeology to contemporary art. 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